Ex-libris (bookplate) - Jakab Wiesner
| Accession Nr.: | ELT 134.213 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Falus, Elek (1884 - 1950) |
| Place of production: | Budapest |
| Inscription: | F. E. |
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| Materials: | paper |
| Dimensions: |
height: 127 mm
width: 85 mm
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Jakab Wiesner, the editor of the periodical Corvina received a decorative ex libris a tree, with its root in a book, bearing books as fruits. It was a popular motif of the age, being a spectacular, symbolic presentation of the tree of knowledge.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 9.331. (Horváth Hilda)
